Investigates the environmental scanning activities of hotel chains operating in Portugal. Attitudes towards environmental scanning by companies where strategy was formalised through a formal written strategic plan (Intenders) and those companies where strategy was informally developed through a...

Discusses economic and employment patterns in Portugal as they relate to tourism and the economic downturn following linked with the SARS outbreak and international terrorism. Relates macro tourism trends to the challenges facing the tourism sector in Portugal and the specific operational issues...

Reviews the concept of environmental scanning, presents definitions of the main concepts in the area and discusses the importance of systematic external analysis to organizations. Also seeks to provide an informed and practical overview of the environmental scanning process.

Reviews issues from Travel and Tourism Analyst published in the period form 1989‐1994. The journal is a leading reference source in the area of travel and tourism and is a bi‐monthly publication of The Economist Intelligence Unit. Analysis 147 articles and identifies four main themes for...

Reviews articles published in the Annals of Tourism Research over a six‐year period, from 1989‐1994. Identifies four main themes – hosts′ perceptions; travel and destinations; arts, souvenirs and artefacts; and tourism planning – and seeks to establish emerging patterns for further...

Reviews the activities of the European Union (EU) (1994‐95) and the published work of UK‐based associations, government bodies, analysts and consultants (1990‐95). Identifies the relative influence of the EU in gaining wider recognition for hospitality and tourism and industry research in...

Examines aspects of tourism development as reflected by articles published in: Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management and Travel and Tourism Analyst during 1995 (sustainable tourism, transport, new products and the future of tourism) and during the six‐year period from 1989‐1994...

Reviews articles published during 1996 in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management , International Journal of Hospitality Management , Tourism Management and Travel & Tourism Analyst . Compares the central themes arising with those identified by a sample of hotel managers...

This paper reports on a study designed to explore the relationship between environmental scanning and business expansion strategies in the international hotel sector. Unit level perspectives on environmental scanning and business expansion strategies of trans‐national hotel companies (TNHCs)...

Reviews the acquisition of Forte plc, the longest established UK hotel company, by Granada plc. The Granada Group, a television and leisure conglomerate, launched a £3.3 billion hostile takeover bid for Forte on 22 November 1995, in one of the UK’s most expensive takeovers this decade. This...